Activist's self-immolation stirs questions on faith

Wynn Bruce, a 50-year-old climate activist and Buddhist, set himself on fire in front of the US Supreme Court last week, prompting a national conversation about his motivation and whether he may have been inspired by Buddhist monks who self-immolated in the past to protest government atrocities. Bruce, a photographer…

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